A dominatrix who gags, chains and whips men has been prosecuted… for breaching fire safety regulations

A dominatrix who gags, chains and whips men in her sex dungeon has been handed an £8,000 fine… for breaching fire safety rules.

Lorraine White was prosecuted by the fire service after they were called out to a blaze in Stockport but could not gain access to her underground chamber.

Firemen had been called out to an address on Vauxhall industrial estate, Greg Street, after a maintenance man reported a basement fire on 30 October 2012.

Once they finally gained access they discovered a grisly grotto full of handcuffs, chains and several canisters of nitrous oxide.

Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is sometimes used by dominatrices to give their clients a momentary ‘high’ — but prosecutors claimed this could be dangerous if a fire broke out and those under the influence were unable to react.

The 41-year-old admitted to four breaches of health and safety rules at Stockport magistrates’ court this week and admitted she had not considered safety regulations.

Elizabeth Dudley-Jones, prosecuting, explained that when White was asked to explain activities in the dungeon she said: ‘Nothing was too severe. Slight bondage, possibly a mask or gag. It involved a lot of humiliation, doing domestic work and dressing up in women’s clothes.’

Peter Grogan, the defence lawyer, described his client as a businesswoman of good character.